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Two teens arrested in home invasion

Two Tucumcari teens were arrested on suspicion of an Oct. 3 home invasion in which the resident was held at gunpoint, beaten and his residence burglarized.

According to a news release Monday, Quay County sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant Saturday and obtained information that led to the arrests. According to call logs from the Tucumcari / Quay County Regional Communications Center, a search warrant involving several deputies was executed in the 2000 block of South Fourth Street in Tucumcari at 6:03 a.m. Saturday.

The suspects detained were:

• Setheria Paul Kolyer, 18, of Tucumcari, on complaints of possession of drug paraphernalia, attempt of commit a felony (receiving stolen property over $500), possession of marijuana (one ounce or less), two counts of aggravated burglary, aggravated battery, unlawful taking of a motor vehicle (first offense), false imprisonment and two counts of interference with communications.

• Riley J. Severeid, 18, of Tucumcari, on complaints of two counts of aggravated burglary, aggravated battery, unlawful taking of a motor vehicle (first offense), false imprisonment and two counts of interference with communications.

Jail booking records listed Kolyer and Severeid as residing at the same address in the 2000 block of South Fourth Street. Both were arrested Saturday. It was not known whether either had an attorney.

The sheriff’s office is continuing its investigation of the home invasion.

According to a Crime Stoppers news release earlier this month:

• The home invasion occurred in the 3900 block of East Maple Avenue in Tucumcari.

• About midnight Oct. 3, the robbers entered the home and held the resident at gunpoint.

• After beating the resident, the robbers took a small safe, a large sum of money, two .22-caliber pistols, a 12-gauge shotgun and the victim's cellphone. They also took the victim's vehicle, a silver Chevrolet Silverado extended cab pickup truck.